“They didn't see me, and they came this close to hitting me and they got mad at me for crossing at a crosswalk,” said Colangelo.

Caitlin Carey, a teacher at nearby Imagine Environmental Charter School, said she worries about the safety of students.

“It's just scary having to cross the road each day, and wondering if you are going to get hit,” said she said.

In January 2004, Evelyn Wei and her dog were killed crossing South Braddock on their way to Frick Park.

In 2008, a driver seriously injured a pedestrian along the same stretch of road in a hit-and-run.

“There's been a huge history of people getting hit and getting in accidents so, obviously, something needs to be done for that,” said Carey.

Pittsburgh City Councilman Corey O’Connor said he’s pushing for changes to make the area safer.

“Short term, I would hope we would do more enforcement, which I know we will be doing, and then long term, look at innovative ways to put in stop lights just when a pedestrian is crossing,” said O’Conner.